Muslims in Italy are taking advantage of May Day to demand public holidays in the work calendar.
The president of the Union of Italian Islamic Communities is taking advantage of Labour Day to call for the two main Muslim holidays to be added to the work calendar and for companies to grant 40 minutes every Friday for the Islamic midday prayer.
A study by Can Ruti and Sant Pau proposes not testing pregnant women for glucose during Ramadan.
Muslim pregnant women test positive for diabetes during Ramadan. The solution proposed by scientists is not to look.
Sant Andreu observes Ramadan with a prayer room at the district headquarters.
The Sant Andreu District is fully committed to Ramadan 2026. It has created a programme of talks, lantern workshops, meals and gatherings, with space for prayer in a public facility.
Bonpreu is sponsoring an iftar in Lleida featuring a conservative Islamic preacher.
The religious gathering for Ramadan in Lleida is presented as an "act of coexistence". It includes a lecture entitled «Ramadan in Spain: Memory, Identity and Belonging», given by Aicha Fernández.
New York police explain they put up Ramadan lights to «educate» non-Muslims
A commander says that the Ramadan lights are not a tradition, but they put them up at the entrance to the headquarters to serve an educational purpose.
Pep Guardiola rebukes fans who boo during the Ramadan break
Guardiola defends stopping matches for religious reasons and snaps: «Show respect for religions. We live in a modern world.”
The UAB bows to Islam: prayer rooms, an imam and catering for Ramadan
Around 150 UAB students pray in classrooms and have a €10,000 meal funded with public money through the Catalan Institute for Peace.
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Muslims in Italy are taking advantage of May Day to demand public holidays in the work calendar.
The president of the Union of Italian Islamic Communities takes advantage of Labour Day to call for the two main Muslim holidays to be included in the work calendar and for companies
A study by Can Ruti and Sant Pau proposes not testing pregnant women for glucose during Ramadan.
Muslim pregnant women test positive for diabetes during Ramadan. The solution proposed by scientists is not to look.
Sant Andreu observes Ramadan with a prayer room at the district headquarters.
The Sant Andreu District is fully committed to Ramadan 2026. It has created a programme of talks, lantern workshops, meals and gatherings, with space for prayer in a public facility.
Bonpreu is sponsoring an iftar in Lleida featuring a conservative Islamic preacher.
The religious gathering for Ramadan in Lleida is presented as an "act of coexistence". It includes a lecture entitled «Ramadan in Spain: Memory, Identity and Belonging», given by Aicha Fernández.
New York police explain they put up Ramadan lights to «educate» non-Muslims
A commander says that the Ramadan lights are not a tradition, but they put them up at the entrance to the headquarters to serve an educational purpose.
Pep Guardiola rebukes fans who boo during the Ramadan break
Guardiola defends stopping matches for religious reasons and snaps: «Show respect for religions. We live in a modern world.”
The UAB bows to Islam: prayer rooms, an imam and catering for Ramadan
Around 150 UAB students pray in classrooms and have a €10,000 meal funded with public money through the Catalan Institute for Peace.
Barcelona City Council provides training for healthcare professionals to adapt medical care for Ramadan.
The training of Islamic nutritionist Hadia Bakkali at the CUAP in Sant Andreu includes guidelines for observing the fast in people with medical conditions and pregnant women, although it involves up to
The Barcelona City Council publishes a guide for schools to adapt to Ramadan.
The document recommends avoiding activities such as music or dance during Ramadan to accommodate the more radical versions of Islam. It makes no provision for family or community pressures.
A British boy has been reported for racism for not wanting to celebrate Ramadan at a state school.
A letter from the school to the parents describes the child's refusal to take part in a Ramadan-related activity as ’racial harassment«. It will be noted on their file.
The leader of the Muslim Brotherhood in Europe demands not to be tried during Ramadan
Tariq Ramadan wants religious privileges to postpone the rape trial in France. Lawyers warn that granting them would set a precedent.
Officials in Canada go coffee-free during Ramadan out of respect for Muslims
According to an investigation by Blacklocks.ca, internal guidelines at Shared Services Canada advised supervisors to avoid coffee, lunch, and informal gatherings throughout Ramadan so as not to inconvenience fasting employees.